Ferula persica seed
LATIN NAME: FERULA PERSICA
COMMON NAME: Persian Asafoetida
On the dry mountain pastures of Iran, the Persian asafoetida grows as a huge, bold, perennial herb with the very large, finely divided, feathery leaves in a dense basal clump and the tall, stout, hollow flowering stems carrying the broad, flat umbels of small, yellow flowers in the early summer. The plant steadily develops a rounded crown, often reaching 5-10 metres. It does well in the sun and the sharp-draining, sandy ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Persian asafoetida comes up in the studies of the resinous herbs of the Iranian highlands, its thick root and its pungent gum-resin keeping it in view in the work on the traditional spice and medicine plants of the great trade routes. The research looks at the way the feathery leaves fill the spring pastures, the flat umbels rise on the tall stems, and the seed biology of the flat, papery seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the dry garden and the sunny border, the Persian asafoetida makes the towering, ferny statement that draws the eye for a season and then dies down to the root. The gum has spiced the kitchens and the medicine chests of the old world, and the plant makes the fine architectural perennial, the collector”s herb and the bold border plant. It is a plant for the open, sunny, deep and sharp-drained place.
To grow the Persian Asafoetida from seed, sow the fresh seeds at once in the autumn, in deep pots of gritty soil.
Sow the fresh seeds at once in the autumn, in deep pots of gritty soil, and keep the young plants in the open, sunny spot. The feathery leaves fill the spring border.
LATIN NAME: Ferula persica
COMMON NAME: Persian Asafoetida
The Persian asafoetida is a remarkable, bold, aromatic, perennial herb of the dry hills, and its fine, finely divided, feathery leaves and its tall, upright, rounded clusters of the small, yellow flowers have made it a striking and long-honoured plant of the region. The plant grows into a compact, leafy clump, reaching thirty to sixty centimetres. It is a species of the flowering plant in the carrot family, and it is native to the dry hills of the western Asia, while it grows in the dry, open places, and it is known as the Persian asafoetida.
The Persian asafoetida belongs to the carrot family, Apiaceae, and it is a species of the bold, aromatic perennial, native to the dry hills of the western Asia, while it grows in the dry, open places, and it is known as the Persian asafoetida. It is prized for its bold, feathery form and its long history in the region.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Persian asafoetida has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the food science, since the aromatic gum-resin of the asafoetida has a long history of use as a fine, pungent flavouring of the region, and researchers have examined the resin and its constituents, while the value of the asafoetida in the fine cooking has drawn attention in the international food and botanical press as a flavouring of the region. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the dry hills of the western Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the wild have been examined, while the ecology of the dry-hill plants has been of continuing interest, and its bold, feathery form has been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the chemistry of the natural products and the traditional use, since the parts of the asafoetida contain a range of the potent compounds, and researchers have examined these constituents with care, while the traditional uses of the plant have been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and a fine flavouring rather than a casual remedy, and the resin is best used in the smallest quantities. For a plant of such bold value, the Persian asafoetida has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Persian asafoetida is a generous plant of the dry garden. Its tall, upright, rounded clusters of the small, yellow flowers feed the bees and the many insects, and its bold, feathery form gives a fine, sculptural presence to the dry garden and the border.
Its economic value is real. The Persian asafoetida is prized for its aromatic gum-resin and its bold, striking form, and its value has drawn attention in the international food and botanical press as a flavouring of the region, while its fine, pungent resin has been used in the fine cooking of the many lands, always in the smallest quantities. For a grower, the Persian asafoetida is a rewarding and striking perennial, and for a gardener it brings a bold, feathery, yellow-flowered plant to the dry garden. The seeds are easy to start — give them a period of cold, damp storage in the fridge, then sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a bold, feathery, yellow-flowered plant.